By Liz Hall Spending on executive coaching is still on the up, suggests a report. Seventy seven per cent of respondents said they expected coaching spend to have risen or remained the same in 2009 (38% and 39% respectively), according to the third annual Ridler Report on executive coaching trends. However the percentage of respondents expecting a rise had dropped from 53% in 2008. The greatest increases in the use of coaching over the last three years have been for clients just below board level (74%) and for top talent (66%). Executive coaching...